Training Week

Brief introduction to my first week at work:

After a fun-filled weekend in Dubai, I started my work training this week from Sunday January 16 to Thursday January 20 ~ hours are 7:45 am to 5:30 pm. And, it was fabulous – meeting a new work team, a lot of knowledge transfer, questions, scenarios, and really just observing how everything functions. The work environment is definitely different than what I have been used to in the past, but I like it and I can see myself excelling.  

Most people wonder: what exactly does a financial co-ordinator do? Basically, I work with a senior financial consultant Jason whereby my main responsibility is to book appointments for him through networking and referrals, and his job is to provide the financial advice at this appointment. Of course, this isn’t as simple as it sounds – and it involves other responsibilties as well.

I think my forte will be with the networking – meeting new people and chatting are two things that I enjoy, and then organizing & planning our time. I have already gotten some business cards that I will be able to call once I am more comfortable with the phones. I did get the opportunity to finish my training with an hour on the phones during what we call “power hours”. To be honest, I was rather nervous – the material is still rather new, you never know what people will say – nice or not, all whilst trying to project confidence to get that appointment booked. I didn’t manage to book an appointment, but I have the weekend to rest up, move into my new apartment and familiarize myself more w everything so I can start fresh on Sunday.

xox <3 xox



PS: I have not really had proper internet access in my spare time since it has not been connected yet in my apartment...fingers crossed for this weekend !! but I do apologize for the lack of updates